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Qualcomm stock climbs on release of new Snapdragon 888 chip
Qualcomm has announced its newest high-end chip, the Snapdragon 888, and its stock climbed on Tuesday following the announcement. The new chip features a 5G modem and is designed for Android phones. As the top supplier of chips for Android phones, Qualcomm stands to benefit greatly from its new chips, and its stock reflected that. […]
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Read MoreThese are the top ten alt coins by market cap
Altcoin or alternative coin is a generic term used to describe all forms of cryptocurrency that came after Bitcoin. In the cryptocurrency world, Bitcoin enjoyed a monopoly for about two years before the first altcoin was introduced. Bitcoin being the first and most popular cryptocurrency is now out of the reach of many investors because […]
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Read MoreILS Capital’s Prospero Re approved to write collateralized & traditional reinsurance
ILS Capital Management Ltd. has now received approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) for an expansion of the operating model of its reinsurance company Prospero Re Ltd., which can now write both fully collateralized and traditional reinsurance with an element of leverage. We explained back in February that Bermuda headquartered ILS fund and investment…
Read MoreAggregate cat bond erosion & COVID dent ILS fund returns in October
The average return of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund market was dented in October 2020 by some selling pressure on certain aggregate catastrophe bond positions and reserve setting for potential losses to catastrophe reinsurance programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index the average return of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked…
Read MoreBest Online Tools to Easily Find Company Earnings Calls, Reports, and Calendars
Company earnings calls, earning calls reports, and earning calls calendars are essential for investors and potential investors, analysts, and the media. Why? Because they provide some much-needed guidance on a company’s finances and financial direction based on the competitiveness of the industry for a given period. This process happens either at the end of each […]
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Read MoreAXIS Re hires ILS underwriter Hungenberg from Schroders
AXIS Re, the reinsurance division of global specialty re/insurer AXIS Capital, has announced the hiring of Emilie Hungenberg in Zurich, who’s most recent position had been as a Senior ILS Underwriter with investment manager Schroders. Hungenberg worked for Schroders for more than two years, underwriting private insurance-linked securities (ILS) transactions and collateralised reinsurance from the…
Read MoreTurker Re launches Capital Solutions unit & Turkey quake ILW product
Turker Re, a Lloyd’s broker with a significant insurance and reinsurance broking footprint in the Turkish marketplace and surrounding region, has launched a new product offering of a Turkey earthquake industry loss warranty (ILW) as the first under a new Capital Solutions unit. The broker hopes to create a new market category for insurance, reinsurance…
Read MoreArdonagh gets ILS servicing expertise, as Geo acquires Robus
Ardonagh Group, the largest independent insurance broking, underwriting, servicing and management company in the UK, has now added insurance-linked securities (ILS) servicing and management to its range of offerings, as its managing general agent Geo Underwriting has acquired insurance manager Robus Group. Management, fiduciary and financial advisory group Robus provides a range of services, across…
Read MoreConduit Re prices IPO, targets “exceptional market conditions”
Conduit Re, the pure reinsurance start-up targeting a $1.1 billion initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange and set to begin operations in Bermuda, has now priced its IPO and looks forward to targeting what it calls “exceptional market conditions” for its launch. Conduit has now completed the bookbuilding process, in relation to…
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